The Federal Reserve left its target federal funds rate unchanged for the second consecutive time Wednesday. Even so, consumers likely will get no relief from current sky-high borrowing costs. Altogether, Fed officials have raised rates 11 times in a year and a half, pushing the key interest rate to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the
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Peshkova | Istock | Getty Images Fixed-income investing is entering an exciting new era, and investors should take notice. Decades of low interest rates, engineered by global central banks, have suppressed the bond market’s ability to generate attractive and reliable returns. But in recent quarters, we have witnessed a dramatic shift higher in interest rates,
In this article HPE NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bletchley Park was a codebreaking facility during World War II. Getty The U.K. government said Wednesday that it will invest £225 million ($273 million) into an artificial intelligence supercomputer, highlighting the country’s ambition to lead in the technology as it races to catch up
In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 28, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat expectations for sales
In this article ELF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elf Beauty cosmetics Courtesy: ELF Beauty E.l.f. Beauty raised its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Wednesday after posting another 76% year-over-year sales jump, beating Wall Street’s expectations. The cosmetics company, known for its viral TikTok marketing and middle-of-the-road pricing, also
High inflation and higher interest rates continue to weigh on American households. As of September, 62% of adults said they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report. The figure is unchanged from last year. “Living paycheck to paycheck remains the main financial lifestyle among U.S. consumers,” the report said. More from
Fanatic Studio | Collection Mix: Subjects | Getty Images As Jasper Chan ambled down the grounds of Thailand’s Wat Arun temple in the capital of Bangkok, his attention was hardly on the famed ornate mosaics adorning the temple’s structures. Instead, just as he was about to step through the doorway to tranquility, the 30-year-old legal
Daniel Gonzalez | Moment | Getty Images Working longer is among the best ways to ensure you don’t outlive your retirement savings. The problem is, you can’t count on it as a strategy. When it comes to retirement age, there’s a big gap in expectations versus reality. Americans generally retire earlier than planned — often
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera (c) Paul A. Eisenstein | TheDetroitBureau Aston Martin shares plunged more than 16% on Wednesday morning after the British luxury carmaker cut its volume target due to production problems for its new DB12 sports model and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss. This is a breaking news story and will be updated
In this article GM F STLA TSLA RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT President Joe Biden speaks next to Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, as he joins striking members of the union on the picket line outside GM’s Willow Run Distribution Center in Bellville, Michigan, Sept. 26, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein |
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